Sheet-metal tile.



C. A. WEIRIGH.

SHEET METAL TILE.

APPLICATION 11.21) NOV. 6, 1911.

Patented Oct. 22, 1912.

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U. A. WBIRICH.

SHEET METAL TILE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 6, 1911.

Patented 0013.22, 1912.

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APPLICATION FILED NOV.6, 1911.

Patented 001;. 22, 1912.

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SHEET-METAL TILE.

Specification of Letters Patent; w Patented (Get. 22, 19112.

Application filed November 6, 1911. Serial No. 658,833.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it 'known that I, CLARENCE A. lVEI- men, a citizen of the. UnitedStates, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sheet-Metal Tiles,of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to metal sheets shaped or stamped in simulation oftiles as laid upon a roof. Such tiles are frequently designed with araised or protruding middle or body portion and ribbed overlapping orjointed lateral edges, and are laid so that the lower end of one tileoverlaps the upper end of adjacent tiles astride the lateral jointnating the raised between the same, thus staggering or altertion of thetiles in one lateral row between the corresponding portions of the tilesin the next adjoining row. In imitating such a design of tiling, it hasbeen customary to make a separate metal shingle to represent each tile,and to connect such shingles laterally by some form of flanged or lockedjoint. The manufacture of'such metal shin= gles or metal tiles requiresmany mechanical operations and considerable loss of material because ofthe accuracy in shape necessary for properly jointingthe tiles together,and because the stamping of the irregular design tends to distort theshape of the shingle and frequently requires trimming for truing theshingles. Further diiiiculty arises in the use of such metal shinglesgrowing out of the imperfections and multiplicity ot' the lateral jointsthrough which it is quite dificult to avoid some leakage from water,snow or slush on the roof covered by the same. These dificulties,together with the added expense of crating, handling and placing metalshingles made in simulation of individual tiles, are avoided by stampingan elongated metal sheet with two or more continuous rows of designs ofindividual tiles, the individual tile desi s in each row being arrangedside b si e lengthwise of the sheet, and the individual tile designs inone row being alternately staggered in intervening relation with respectto the indlvidual tile designs in the other row; and, by so arrangingthe individual tile designs with reference to the ends of the sheetsthat alternate parts of the individual designs in the several rows atthe end of one sheet will or protruding body ponoverlap correspondingparts cf the individual designs at the end of another sheet, to make awater-tight joint therewith and that the design of the lower edge 0 onesheet will overlap the upper edge of another sheet to make awater-shedding joint therewith.

A preferred embodiment of the invention, thus set forth in generalterms, and also a modified embodiment thereof, are illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, forming part hereof, in which Figure 1 is a planview of portions of several sheets of metal as laid upon a roof with theend and side edge portions overlapped, with certain parts broken away toshow the underlapping edge portions; Fig. 2, a fragmentary plan Viewshowing the joint formed by the overlapping end portions of twoadjoining metal sheets; Fig. 3, a section of the metal sheets on line3-3, Fig. 2; Fig. 4:, a section of the metal sheets on line H, Fig. 2;Fig. 5m. section of the metal sheet on line 55, Fig. 2; Fig. 6, asection of the metal sheet on line 6-6, 2; Fig. 7, a plan view ofportions of several sheets of metal as laid upon a roof, embodying amodified form of the, invention with only one row of laterally adjoiningindividual designs on each sheet; Fig. 8, a section of the metal sheetson line 8 8, Fig. 7 and Fig. 9, a section of the metal sheets on line9-4), Fig. 7.

Similar numerals refer throughout the drawings.

Each elongated sheet 1 of the preferred embodiment of the invention isformed or stamped with two rows of individual tile designs, each designincluding a raised portion 2 forming a ridge in simulation of. the bodyportion of the tile, and a corrugated raised portion 3 in simulation ofthe lateral joints between two tiles also forming a ridge across thesheet; and these raised portions in each row of designs are staggeredwith respect to the raised portions of the other row so as toalternately merge at 4: in axial alinement therewith, and thus form acontinuous rid e entirely across the sheet.

ne edge of each sheet, being the upper edge 5 as laid upon a roof, isextended beyond the tile-design portion of the sheet, and this edge isprovided with a series of laterally extended raised ribs 6 which areadapted to be overlapped by the opposite or to similar parts ispreferably cut to lower edge 7 of the next adjoining sheet aboge to makea water-shedding joint therewit a The raised body portion 2 in themiddle "of each individual tile design preferably tapers from a widerlower end 8 to a narrower upper end 9, and the side edges of this raisedportion are bent acutely downward to form the well defined edges 10 andare thence curved laterally in each direction to form the side faces 11of each individual design, which side faces are again bent slightlydownward to form the grooves 12 along the sides of the raised jointportion 3; which grooves 12 are located in the bottom or base plane ofthe sheet, that is to say, the plane of the sheet which rests upon thesurfaceof the roof.

The upper and lower ends of the raised body portion 2 of each indivdualdesign are curved downward, excepting at the merger 4 of the alinedraised rib portion, to the base plane of the sheet, thus forming theintermittently defined grooves 13 along the sheet and across each end ofthe raised body portions of each individual design; which grooves mergewith the corresponding grooves 12 alongside the raised joint portions ofthe several designs, and are located in the same base plane therewith,And the side faces 11 of each design are slightly inclined upward fromthe upper groove 13 to the laterally extended portion 14: of each bodyportion, so that the raised portions of these side faces nearest thelower edge otthe sheet will overlie the lateral ribs 6 along theextended upper edge portion 5 oil the adjoining overlapping sheet.

Each raised joint portion 3 is common to two laterally adjoining tiledesigns and is preferably composed oil two well defined corrugationsorribs 3 and 3 along the base plane grooves 11, between which ribs orcorrugations is formed the depression 3, which may, as shown, beelevated above the base plane of the sheet, although such elevation isnot essential,

One end of each sheet is preferably cut to form an edge 15 on one sideof the ridge formed by two alined raised body and joint portions, whilethe other end of each sheet form an edge 16 on the corresponding ridge;so that, when the end portions of two sheets are laid. to overlap eachother, the joint thus formed will include one raised joint portion ofthe design and the raised body portion of the design which merges and isin alinement opposite side of a with said raised joint portion. By thisarrangcment of, the sheets, it is evident that any water which may finditsway under the overlapedge 16 in one row of designs will be of thenearest rib 3 of the overlapped raised 'one hand that as eet can be ofthe overlapping end portions nearest and, instead of tending to How willnaturally flow downward along the base groove 12 and thence backwardtoward the edge 16 in onerow of designs along the lateral base groove 13below the raised body portion of the corresponding individual design;and that any water which may find its way'under the edge 16 in the otherrow of designs will be stopped by the overlapped raised body portion 2of the individual design and willl fiow along the side of the same .tofind its way outward from the lower edge of the sheet along thecorresponding base grooves, And finally, it is evident that any waterwhich may find its way over the nearest corrugation or rib3 of a raisedjoint portion will not pass over the farthest corrugation or rib 3', butwill find its way downward along the depression 3 between the ribs to anoutlet through the notch 17 which is formed by shortening the nearestrib 3 so that the corresponding, base channel 12 communicates with thedepression 3 between the two ribs.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited to a sheethaving two rows of individual tile desi s,

joint portion, over said rib,

three or more rows of designs without dcparting from the spirit of theinvention; and, on the other hand, that a sheet can be made with asingle row of individual designs, shown for the modified term of theinvention illustrated in li ies. '7, 8 and 9,

wherein the lower edge portion it of each sheet 1 is laid to overlap theextended upper edge portion 5 ot the nest adjoining sheet, and the endsof each sheet are overlapped as before,

When a sheet is vmade with only one row oit individual designs thereon,and the raised bod portion 2 termed wider at one end 8' an at the otherend 9*,the narrower end is preferably raised higher than the wider end,as shown in Fig, 8, to prevent the sheet from curving laterally when thedesigns are being stamped thereon. And in all cases it is preferred tosecure the overlapping edges of the joints by nails as 18 driven throughthe overlapping and underlapping portions of the sheets into the root;and, by locating these nails in thedepressions in the joint ridges it isonly necessary to drive, one row of nai s alon the lower edge oi eachsheet, together wit an extra nail in the base grooves adjacent to theoverlapping edge 16 or 16* in each individual design.

I claim:

1. A metal sheet having a lurality of rows of laterally adjoininginividual tile desi s shaped thereon, each design having downward for itis evident on v made with.

a raised body portion forming a ridge across forming a ridge across thesheet, and the nee-neat.

several designs in each row being staggered so that the raised bodyportions of one row are alined and merged with the raised joint portionsof another row to form a continuous ridge across the sheet.

2. A metal sheet having a row of laterally adjoining individual tiledesigns shaped thereon, each design-having a raised body portion forminga ridge across the sheet, and adjoining designs having a common raisedlateral-joint portion likewise forming a ridge across the sheet.

3. A metal sheet having a row of laterally adjoining individual tiledesigns shaped thereon, each design having a raised body portion forminga ridge across the sheet, and adjoining designs having a common raisedlateraloint portion likewise forming a ridge across the sheet, the jointridge being composed of two raised ribs withan intervening depressionand a grooveon each side in the base plane of the sheet.

4. A metal sheet having a row of laterally adjoining individual tlledesigns shaped thereon, each design having a raised body portion forminga ridge across the sheet and adjoining designs having a common raisedlateral-joint portion likewise forming a ridge across the sheet, theraised body ortion having well defined side edges ent acutely downwardand thence curved laterally in each direction to form the side faces ofthe individual design.

5. A metal sheet havin a row of laterally adjoining individual tiledesigns shaped thereon, each design having a'raised body 'portionforming a ridge across thesheet,

and adjoining designs having a common raised lateral-joint portionlikewise forming a ridge across the sheet, one side of the sheet beingextended beyond the tile-design portion thereof.

6. A metal sheet havin a row of laterally adjoining individual tiledesigns shaped thereon, each design having a raised body portion forminga ridge across the sheet, and adjoining designs having a common raisedlateraloint portion likewise forming a ridge across the sheet, one sideof the sheet being extended beyond the tile-design portion thereof, andhaving a series oflaterally extended raised ribs therein interveningbetween the raised joint portions.

7 7. A metal sheet having a row of laterally adjoining individual tiledesigns shaped thereon, each design having a raised body portion'torminga ridge across the sheet, and adjoining designs having a common raisedlateral-joint portion likewise formin: a ridge across the sheet, therebeing a base-plane groove along each side of the raised joint portions,and a base-plane groove along each end of the raised body portionsbetween the raised joint portions. 8. A metal sheet having a row oflaterally beyond the contiguous one side of the sheet being extendedbeyond the contiguous base-plane'groove.

9. A metal sheet having a plurality of rows of laterally adjoiningindividual tile designs shaped thereon, each design having a raised bodyportion forming a ridge across the sheet and adjoining designs having acommon raised 1ateral-joint portion likewise forming a ridge across thesheet, and the several designs in each row being staggered so that theraised body portions 0 one row are alined and merged with the raisedjoint portions of another row to form a continuous ridge across thesheet, there being a bascplane groove along each side of the raisedjoint portions, and a base-plane groove along each end of the raisedbody portions between the raised joint portions.

10. A metal sheet having a plurality of rows of laterally adjoiningindividual tile designs shaped thereon, each design having a raised bodyportion forming a ridge across the sheet and adjoining designs having acommon raised lateral-joint portion likewise forming a ridge across thesheet, and the several designs in each row being staggered so that theraised body portions of one row are alined and merged with the raisedjoint portions of another row to form a continuous ridge across thesheet, there being a baseplane groove along each end of the raised body,portions between the raised joint portions, one side of the sheet beingextended base-plane groove.

11. A sheet metal joint composed of two endwise adjoining sheets withoverlapping end portions, each sheet having a plurality of rows ofindividual tile designs shaped thereon with alternately alinedand'merging body and joint ridges extending across the sheet, theoverlapping portions includin at least one of said alined ridges to forma tlght joint.

12. A sheet metal joint composed of endwise adjoining sheets withoverlapping end portions, each sheet having a row of indi vidual tiledesigns shaped thereon with body and joint ridges extending across thesheet, the overlapping portions including at least one of said ridges toform a tight joint.

13. A sheet metal joint composed of two endwise adjoining sheets withoverlapping end portions, each sheet having a plurality of rows ofindividual tile designs shaped thereon with alternately alined andmerging body and joint ridges extending across the sheet and with basegrooves alongside the joint ridges and at the ends of the body ridgesbetween the joint ridges, the overlapping portions including at leastone of said alined ridges to form a'tight joint.

14. A sheet metal'joint composed of two endwise adjoining sheets withoverlapping end portions, each sheet having a row of individual tiledesigns shaped thereon with body and joint ridges extending across thesheet and with base rooves alongside the joint ridges and at t e ends ofthe body ridges between the joint ridges, the overlapping portionsincludingat least one of said ridges to form a tight joint.

15. A sheet metal joint composed of two sidewise adjoining sheets withoverlapping side portions, each sheet having a plurality of rows ofindividual tile designs shaped thereon with body and joint ridgesextending across the sheet and base-planegrooves alongside the jointridges and at the ends of the body ridges between the joint ridges, oneside of one sheet being extended beyond the contiguous base-plane wgroove and being overlapped by the base-plane groove of the adjoiningsheet.

16. A sheet metal joint composed of two sidewise adjoining sheets withoverlapping side portions, each sheet having'a row of individual tiledesigns shaped thereon with body and joint ridges extending across thesheet and base-plane rooves alongside the joint ridges and at t e endsof the body ridges between the joint ridges, one side of one sheet beingextended beyond the contiguous base-plane groove and being overlapped bthe base plane groove of the adjoining s eet.

- CLARENCE A. WEIBICH.

Witnesses:

RUTH A. MILLER, R. 15. Korrn.

